Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
Freshen up the Deal campus for the SY 21/22 return to school. Volunteer to help pickup trash, prune greenery, decorate bulletin boards and ready the school for the first day back. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040449a8ac23a2fd0-beautification
Join National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Leader Rena Subotnik for a morning of service. Under Rena's leadership, volunteers will remove invasive plants from Rock Creek Park. For details and to sign up: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=41968598
The workshop will equip volunteers with the necessary information to track trash in a selected District waterway. Attendees will also gain valuable tools as to how to successfully host trash cleanup efforts with volunteer energy. For more information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=41998525
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Mike McMullen for a socially-distant trash cleanup at the Melvin Hazen West mini-oasis. Find details and register here.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Jonas Furberg of Blue Planet Scuba for a socially-distant trash cleanup at Peirce Mill. This event is part of World Cleanup Day, the world’s largest one-day civic action to tackle global waste crisis. Find details and register here.
Join the National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a morning of socially-distant service, removing invasive plants from Melvin Hazen East. Find details and register […]
Join the National Capital PRISM and Rock Creek Conservancy on Saturday September 25th, 2021 for its first Weed Wrangle®, a one-day, area-wide, volunteer effort to help rescue our public parks […]
Join Van Ness Main Street and Master Gardener Kathy Sykes for planting events in Van Ness and Forest Hills. All supplies will be provided. Please bring gardening gloves and your […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and National Park Service for a socially-distant planting event at Melvin Hazen West. They will be planting native herbaceous and woody species. Native plants provide critical habitat and nutrient support for wildlife and humans. For information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/calendar#event=42584811
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and National Park Service for a socially-distant planting event at Melvin Hazen West. They will be planting native herbaceous and woody species. Native plants provide critical habitat and nutrient support for wildlife and humans. For information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/calendar#event=42584812
Don't wait for the DC government to pick up your Christmas tree. Bring it to Murch Elementary for mulching by Nova Arborist for a recommended donation of $10-$15. Proceeds benefit the Murch HSA.
Volunteers will participate in a socially-distant invasive plant removal in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When: Saturday, January 15th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where: Volunteers will […]
Volunteers will participate in a socially-distant invasive plant removal in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When: Saturday, January 15th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where: Rock Creek […]
Join the National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a morning of socially-distant service, removing invasive plants from Rock Creek Park's Melvin Hazen tributary. Find […]
Join the National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for a socially-distant outdoor invasive removal event at Melvin Hazen West. For details and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/calendar#event=43151294